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New Mexico

San Juan River near the Navajo Dam

Read about New Mexico’s accomplishments during 2024 in the CRWUA Annual Report.

Here’s an excerpt:

The current water year started with below average soil moisture last fall. All areas in the San Juan Basin were between 30 and 100% of average soil moisture, with most areas in the 50 to 70% range. Below-average conditions like this predictably led to decreased runoff efficiency, which is exactly what we saw. For most basins in this area, late winter and spring storms got us up to an average or slight above-average snow water equivalent (SWE), with similar timing to the average peak, as well. Despite being near- normal, the snow melted at a slightly faster than normal rate, and the low soil moisture led to below-average runoff volumes across the entire basin.